Quick Chocolate Boil Cake

This cake is incredibly moist, and so easy to make, with ingredients readily found on hand. It gets so nice and moist from the yogurt, I think. It is a great base for any decorated theme cakes, such as my calculator cake from yesterday. I found it in my Hershey's Recipe binder, which contains many great chocolate recipes, especially for cakes.

Quick Chocolate Boil Cake
2 cups all-purpose (plain) flour
2 cups granulated (white) sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or hard margarine
1 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt

Preheat oven to 350◦F. Grease and flour a 13x9x2 inch rectangular baking pan (lining it also works). Two 8 or 9 inch round pans may also be used.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir the butter, water, and cocoa until it boils. Add to flour mixture. Add eggs and sour cream. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well combined, about two minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

West Side Publishing. "Easy Cocoa Cake." Recipe. Hershey's Classic Recipes, Lincolnwood Illinois: Publications International, Limited, 2009. 86.